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Home to some of the best stories on Medium. Look around, relax and enjoy one with a sip of coffee. Editors: @srinath_987 @vyonup @bonni07 @axhayy @abbymnorman @jasisrad @garyrogers

— The Coffeelicious ¶ #2sidestories ¶ The Coffeelicious Writing Prompt is back and this time, we’re not just looking for one story but 2…

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5 Times I Didn’t Believe in God and One Time I Did.

I will wear down that carpet trying to figure out if I’m a girl or a ghost.

Abby Norman4 days ago

Talking to Grace

A short dialogue between myself, a stay-at-home father, and my daughter who would now be an adolescent had she not died at birth.

Terry BainApr 1

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Mass incarceration is a hub for abuse and is a gross violation of human rights.

“I am one of the 216,600 people who are sexually abused each year in prisons, jails, youth facilities, and immigration detention.” — Joe, a…

Laura SgroMar 25

The truth about my marriage

This entry is part of a project called Craigslist Confessional. I have spent the last year and a half anonymously meeting people on…

Helena Dea Bala4 days ago

You and Your Menu

Those restaurants that offer 3 or 4 course meals for a fixed price. Inevitably there’s something on those menus I don’t like, want, or wish…

Jonathan CarrollApr 1

Smoke

Cold, shuddering and biting, envelops you, while you search for warmth amidst the ruins, where wildfire and war, meet, retreat and…

Maya Nandhini5 days ago

Editors Corner

We Are Changing The Way Publication Spotlights Are Done

It’s Now a Self-Promotion Prompt. Yay!

Bonni RambatanDec 13, 2015

The Coffeelicious 2.0

Including Submission Guidelines

Akshay GNov 6, 2015

Publication Spotlights and Comatose

Dear Readers of The Coffeelicious,

Bonni RambatanAug 21, 2015

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Kurt Cobain Lives — the end (part 8)

In 1994 Kurt Cobain faked his own suicide. 22 years later he’s coming back to ‘get’ Dave Grohl

Jared Mazzaschi1 hr ago

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I Need to Fucking Change

I need to stop measuring success as how well I perform at my job.

Rock Soul LifeMar 28

Fly

Sandy Gordon Frankfort2 days ago

Conversations #1

Sitting on the edge of the bed, X was first to speak.

Michael Juhyeon Kim2 days ago

The Humiliation of Certainty

Although it pains me to admit it, I am a flawed human being.

Sherry Caris15 hrs ago

Piecing Together a Past

When I was five years old, my grandpa told me the ancient origin story of the hot tub. There was something about a banyan tree, and a hot…

Sarah Halle Corey15 hrs ago

The Lonely Grave of Hagbarth Bue

Back in my college in Northfield, Minnesota, I discovered a small cemetery one day while jogging through the arboretum. Occasionally, I’d…

Paul BarachJan 19

Almost California

The summer my brother Drill turned 17, his favorite saying was, “Yeah, that’s almost California.”

Vito PasqualeMar 26

Fighting Uncertainty, Part 5: Activate External Sources of Support

Two heads are better than one, especially when one is listening

Gregg Williams, MFT21 hrs ago

Hall and Oates…

Just a silly play on words.

Scott Ebisch21 hrs ago

A day in the life of a Morning - a short story

He wakes up gradually. Outside, he can hear the daily sounds of the regular clatter. He stares at the ceiling fan and follows the blades…

Neelanjan DasguptaMar 29

Rethinking life balance

And why “work-life” balance is passé

Milkana BraceMar 28

But I Thought They Laughed at Copernicus…

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Awful Picturesyesterday

I do it ’cause it’s hard (ooh, ah, missus)

Ever Since Increasing my Daily Writing Goals, I’ve Been Thinking about My Granddad the Rocket Scientist and Old “Cold War” Kennedy

Oliver ShinyJan 20

Please

You pass tiny little graveyards on the backroads of Iowa, little islands of death in great seas of living green.

Gary RogersMar 9

Every month, for months to come

I prepare this home every month for your arrival. And every month you don’t show up.

A QFeb 22

Determining the Difference Between OUR Truth and the ACTUAL Truth

We’re all so scared of how things should be that we ignore the reality of our situations; for better and for worse.

Brittany NowickiDec 22, 2015

What I’ve learned about writing

Give yourself permission to write about You. Find a favorite author and read everything he or she has ever written. Write every day. Learn…

Marsha NathansonMar 26

Apple Blossoms and Snow

Discovering Kinnaur

Suchana SethMar 27

Where is Our Moral Compass ?

I saw a young man in his late 20’s to early 30’s with a little boy, probably 10 years old walk towards me. I quickened my pace to “safety”.

Scosco LiliMar 2

Afraid of Being Made into Words

Thoughts on (not) writing and other absurdities

Bonni Rambatanyesterday

Too Niche For My Own Good

And what to do about it

Josh Spilker2 days ago

3 Easy Ways to Encourage Yourself

There’s an old popular story that many of us know and loved as children, The Little Engine that Could.

Aaron J KelleyMar 2

The Dangerous Maps

Children are like those ancient mapmakers, the first cartographers trying to make sense of whatever new world they were exploring for the…

Jonathan Carroll3 days ago

Writing Prompts

You can’t run, but you can write

Writing might feel like a strange purpose when you aren’t paid to do it. You should keep at it because improvement only comes with practice…

christy bharathMar 22

Writing Tips For Sunken Lips

Don’t be dramatic about getting started. Sit down, compose your thoughts and write. Allow the words to ebb and flow, without a fuss. You…

christy bharathFeb 27

The Next 13 pages of your journal

There’s nothing more annoying than to decide you’re going to journal everyday and then to find yourself sitting in front of an empty page…

Amina IslamFeb 27

Serial Fiction

The Forgotten Sound

A novel of Earth’s silent days.

Diego GiraldoApr 1

The Mourning in White

Of Dew, Metamorphosis and Love

Rishi MiranhshahMar 25

The Resilience of Things

Serialized fiction from The Book of Seven Journeys of Love

Rishi MiranhshahMar 20

The Adventures of The Boy Jesus

This succeeds The Adventures of The Child Jesus . It covers Jesus from age 11 to 15. My sources include the Q Document, sayings in the…

Stephen C. RoseAug 15, 2015

Dr. Jeremy | Episode 1: “Trust Me”

Unable to solve his own problems, Ben — a perpetual slacker — puts himself in a position to solve everybody else’s.

Ryan HusseyAug 18, 2015

Manhattan Bully Wars (1947)

Our hero must choose a path that will challenge bullying forever.This story stands with Catcher in the Rye as a spiritual odyssey of a…

Stephen C. RoseAug 5, 2015

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Confessions of a Neo Swing Dancer: Truth be Told

Writing Isn’t Enough ¶ I’ve written a fictional jitterbug novel, the first draft of a sequel, and a ghost story collection: Ghostoria…

Tam FrancisJun 20, 2014

Mother Mayfly

“I just don’t know if we’re ready for another baby.”

Ernio Hernandez2 days ago

A Letter to the Little Girl That Once Resided in Me

Dear Child,

Sidra Mahmood2 days ago

“They need to respect you, but still love you a little.”

“I Walk into the Room as if I own It.” | Anna

Minna Von Walden2 days ago

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Trump, Islam, and the “Hitler-Adjacent” Problem

Historians and Religious Scholars Weigh in on What’s Going on

christopher peak4 days ago

My Wishlist for Internet Magic

Or, a list of all the things I’d like the God of the Internet to make for me.

Gretchen AnthonyMar 23

Letter #12: What’s the future of…?

April 1, 2016 ¶ Dear reader, ¶ Arguably, the future is in a constant state of motion.

Clayton d'Arnault2 days ago

Let’s Hear it for the Big Guy

Beauty comes in well branded packages

Kevin Lake PhotoMar 28

Hypnotized by a Frogmouth

It isn’t easy to spot Sri Lankan Frogmouths in the wild. The colour of their plumage makes them impervious to eager eyes scanning green and…

christy bharathMar 18

Take my Medical Hx

Please.

Daughter of Mary LouMar 24

Stay Calm! Just put on a mask and take sides…

“No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.” — Christian Bovee

Yatin KulkarniMar 24

The Metro Man

“I don’t know why I should tell you. It’s really none of your business,” the mousy man sitting across from me in the bar told me while he…

Jeff ElkinsMar 17

Only in the Movies

A disconnect between my absolute faith in what should happen and what actually DID happen.

James S. BakerApr 1

Friends, music and a car.

My veins bulge while screaming (singing) at the top of my voice along with my best pals. All that nature has to offer us whizzes past, in…

Thejas SushilApr 1

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74 Signs You’re Headed Straight For A Quarter Life Crisis.

Your Google search history is a fucking mess.

Abby Norman2 days ago

C’mon stock photography, No one has that much fun eating salad… #PhotographerProblems

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Pixel Magazine2 days ago

Late Bloomer.

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

Kerrie L. CooperSep 25, 2015

The Dark Of The Night

In the dark of the night, my brother took his life. In the dark of the night, he drew his last breath and I drew my first in a life without…

Laura Thomas3 days ago

Inspirational Ideas: An Indian Braille Magazine for the Visually Impaired.

Last month, I had a chance to talk to Upasana Makati, a woman entrepreneur who was building something unique for the blind in India; a…

Madhumita Prabhakar3 days ago

I Was a Banker’s Slave

I worked for seven years in the Most Successful Bank in the Universe in London — but not as a banker.

Nyla NoxMar 27

Reading Fiction As Meditation

Or: why reading is a good way of slowing down

Josh Guilar4 days ago

Friday Night Subway People

He approached without hesitation, no second thoughts, no reservations. Walked straight up and said “Oh do you work on main street?”

Duygu Aktan3 days ago

Her Spectacles

Brown spectacles. Big, round, and made of plastic, they lie nonchalantly on the table, a sharp contrast to the dull white of a once-pink…

Maya Nandhini5 days ago

Just in case two-factor authentication isn’t geeky enough [CARTOON]

Here at MIT we announced this week that students will soon be required to register for two-factor authentication (2FA) in order to access a…number of Institute services online. We’re trying to emphasize the ease of use of the system to help get students on-board before they’re forced to this summer. Putting things in geek-speak can often help with this audience. Fingers crossed that it goes smoothly!

ChumworthApr 1

The American South

The South is a bizarre and barren landscape. One minute you’re in a bustling city with traffic lights, policemen, tall buildings, and…

Forrest Brown3 days ago

I Gave You A Star, And You Broke My F*cking Heart

Once upon a time, Jennifer Bergnik loved her boyfriend very dearly. He was fine. She was better than him, but did not recognize it as so…

Dennis James ClarkeMar 24